Main Church of Santa Maria Maior of Algodres / Parish Church of Algodres

Category: Religious Architecture > Church

District: Guarda > Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo > Algodres > Algodres, Vale de Afonsinho e Vilar de Amargo

Origin and Architecture

, Founded in the Romanesque period; reconstructions in the 17th and 18th centuries.

, Original Romanesque portal with thin columns.

Exterior

, Main facade with a bell tower of three windows.

, Medieval figure sculpted on the facade.

Interior

, Nave with limited lighting through 18th-century windows.

, Wooden high choir and quadrangular pulpit.

, Chancel with painted coffered ceiling from the 18th century and gilded carvings.

Decorative Elements

, Rococo and Mannerist altarpieces.

, Hispano-Moorish tiles with floral patterns.

, Sacristy with 17th-century paintings of an Apostolate.

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt